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The Murderer's Son by Joy Ellis

mjlawson73's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense

4.0

namitakhanna's review against another edition

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3.0

A woman is stabbed to death in her kitchen and Daniel Kindler confesses to the crime. But the cops don't think so and believe he is suffering from delusions. With another victim found stabbed to death the cops are racing against time to fibs the serial killer before he strikes again.

This is my first book by Joy Ellis and I really enjoyed reading this police procedural . The characters were interesting but as it's was the first book in the series is more scope for character development . Looking forward to the second book in the series . 3 1/2 stars

bethersjayne's review against another edition

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challenging medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

mogffm3's review against another edition

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4.0

Jackman, Marie Evans and the gang solved the serial murders. I enjoyed the characters, lots of them. Was a bit heavier of a listen, as I had to rewind a couple times to assure I understood I was following all the character plot lines (I'm a multi-tasking audio book listener).

Not a total surprise ending, but definitely kept me intrigued. I will likely continue reading this series..

andrew65's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.0

analicia_simar's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

jacpam0521's review

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

sammod's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

rednas's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Really dark, but interesting mystery. Love following this set of characters through multiple books 

luciearan's review against another edition

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5.0

Občas se mi stane, že sáhnu po knize spíš proto, že je prostě po ruce. Na TBR jsem ji sice měla dlouho, ale stále se k ní ne a ne propracovat. A ona mě nakonec TAK překvapí.
Detektivky jsou jedním z mých oblíbených žánrů a ty klasické, svým způsobem feel good, mám snad ještě raději, než ty s prvky thrilleru. A tohle bylo vážně skvělé čtení. Tíživá atmosféra pobřežních mokřadů se mísila s nejistotou provázející přiznání novináře Daniela, bojujícího s vlastní temnotou, ve stínu činů dávné sériové vražedkyně. A tak vyšetřování pod vedením spolu skvěle fungující, i když docela rozdílné dvojice, tvořené Rowanem Jackmanem a Marií Evansovou, neztrácelo na napětí a tempu. Příběh to byl dobře promyšlený, zajímavý, nezvyklý a přitom zcela uvěřitelný. Mě skutečně bavil a po jeho dočtení, jsem měla jen jedinou myšlenku a tou bylo: "Já chci víc".
Proto při zpětném zamyšlení se nad knihou, zvedám hodnocení z původně zamýšlených lepších 4, na maximální počet hvězd. Tohle je kniha, kterou můžu s čistým svědomím doporučit.